Bear

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

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July 3rd 2011
I'll begin with the cliche. There is and old Chinese saying 'In heaven there is Paradise, on earth there is Suzhou and Hangzhou'. I spent the last weekend with Teresa exploring the so called Venice of the East. We cruised the canals, cycled the cobbled waterways and explored the city in true backpacker style. With the sun blistering, the humidity threatening to melt us like wicked w ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more